Isolation and characterization of a serine protease from the nematophagous fungus, Lecanicillium psalliotae, displaying nematicidal activity

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1123-1128

  Yang, Jinkui ^a   Huang, Xiaowei ^a   Tian, Baoyu ^a   Wang, Miao ^a   Niu, Qiuhong ^a   Zhang, Keqin ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Enzyme purification; Lecanicillium psalliotae; Nematicidal activity; Serine protease

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; DEGRADATION; PROTEINS; SUBSTRATES;

ENZYME PURIFICATION; NEMATICIDAL ACTIVITY; SERINE PROTEASE;

FUNGI;

4 TOLUENESULFONYL FLUORIDE; 4-TOLUENESULFONYL FLUORIDE; ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; CASEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GELATIN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; SERINE PROTEINASE; TOLUENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CHEMISTRY; FUNGAL GENE; HYDROLYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEMATODE; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; CASEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GELATIN; GENES, FUNGAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEMATODA; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TOSYL COMPOUNDS;

FUNGI; LECANICILLIUM PSALLIOTAE; PANAGRELLUS REDIVIVUS;

EID: 24044504046     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-005-8461-0     Document Type: Article

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